In which I contemplate social studies...
I was reviewing Social Studies in my room yesterday, so I took out the
good ol' Poznick Bible and sat down at my desk. Suddenly, I thought
about how I've always classified all the countries we've learned about
as people...and wasn't that weird? But it's always seem to work for me;
the United States I always imagined as the kid with nothing who rose
through the ranks, and is now rich and buff and Mr. Popularity and
takes care of all the little guys in the world. China was always the
good girl who minded her own business but was sort of conceited, until
she got the overpowering boyfriend, and now she's got a bunch of
problems. Africa is the hot girl that everyone just wants a piece of.
The Middle East is two immature rich brothers that constantly fight,
and even though no one likes them, they still suck up to them and fight
for them because they have things (aka oil) that everyone else needs
and wants. The Middle East know about this, which explains why both are
like the bullies who block the bathroom door at school unless you give
them your lunch money (petro-dollars). India is the boy from the
streets who has shook off his old friends and his old crowd (British)
and has been through so much that he doesn't want to fight with anyone
anymore (aka non-alignment). England is a boy who used to be a jerk
because he picked fights with everyone and wasn't happy unless he was
controlling someone, but now he's improved and is friends with Mr. U.S.
Japan is the slightly scary, neurotic, vegan, and nerdy boy who has
great grades, but no one particularly likes him because he's so
conceited. He always tries to be number one at everything and doesn't
care how he'll get there. Sometimes he gets so anguished that he's not
the best that he contemplates suicide (the good old samurai way). Even
though he's extremely stuck up and stingy (the U.S dislikes them
because of this - aka, tariffs), he knows how to suck up to the good
old Middle East brothers because he has no oil of his own.
The ones from this year are slightly harder, as I don't think I've learned very much - Russia is the hulking buff boy who is extremely boring because of the fact that all he's done throughout his life was fight with others, or contemplate being Communist. He's very proud of his muscley good looks, and once got into a huge cold-shoulder fight with the U.S over who was buffer and stronger.
Hmm, what else is there that I missed? I can't really think of anything good for Latin America...any ideas?
The ones from this year are slightly harder, as I don't think I've learned very much - Russia is the hulking buff boy who is extremely boring because of the fact that all he's done throughout his life was fight with others, or contemplate being Communist. He's very proud of his muscley good looks, and once got into a huge cold-shoulder fight with the U.S over who was buffer and stronger.
Hmm, what else is there that I missed? I can't really think of anything good for Latin America...any ideas?